Days after ending her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Elizabeth Warren made a cameo on Saturday Night Live alongside Kate McKinnon, who portrayed the Massachusetts senator on the show. Warren’s cameo came at the end of a lengthy Fox News spoof about the coronavirus, where host Laura Ingraham (also …
Read More »Johnny Cash's Mercury Albums Collected on Massive New Box Set
An under-appreciated period of Johnny Cash’s lengthy recording career will be reexamined with the April 24th release of a seven-disc box set, The Complete Mercury Recordings 1986-1991, and a 24-cut “best of” collection representing highlights from this period. The CD set also includes several rare or previously unreleased tracks and …
Read More »Hackers Easily Breach U.S. Voting Machines in Chilling 'Kill Chain' Trailer
The vulnerabilities of the United States’ election system are highlighted in the unnerving new trailer for the documentary, Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America’s Elections, debuting March 26th on HBO. The clip starts by taking on one of the major misconceptions about American voting machines — that concerns about …
Read More »Genesis' Reunion Tour: 8 Questions We Have
Genesis announced a 10-date reunion tour of the U.K. and Ireland this morning. It’s their first tour since 2007, their first time playing since Phil Collins suffered nerve damage that makes it impossible for him to drum or even stand for long periods of time, and their first tour with …
Read More »How Asbury Park, New Jersey, Reclaimed its Musical Heart
In our new series, we look at eight cities where live music has exploded — from legendary hubs like Chicago and Nashville, to rising hot spots like Tulsa, Oklahoma,and Portland, Maine. The latest is Asbury Park, which is returning to its roots as an exciting a beachside rock & roll …
Read More »Democrats Are In Love With Mike Bloomberg's Money — If Not Bloomberg Himself
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Gail Dunham couldn’t stop gushing about Mike Bloomberg. It was Saturday night at the North Carolina Democratic Party’s Blue NC gala, one of those lanyard-laden rubber-chicken dinners that brings together Democrats from across the state. I’d spotted Dunham, the former mayor of Summerville, in the hallway outside …
Read More »The CDC's 'Disease Detectives' Are Our Front-Line Defense Against Coronavirus
The men were frozen. Tattooed faces still beneath the fluorescent lights of the intensive care unit, eyelids taped shut. Only their stiff chests heaved, medical grade oxygen forced through tubes into their lungs. “So glad you’re here,” said the ICU attending, a doctor at least two decades my senior. “We’ve …
Read More »The First Time: Normani
Normani joins SZA and Megan Thee Stallion on the cover of theRolling Stone Women’s Issue. In between photoshoots, the singer/dancer sat down for the latest installment of “The First Time,” discussing her first time performing solo (at the Billboard Music Awards) and her first time working as a brand ambassador …
Read More »Flashback: The Rolling Stones and Justin Timberlake Battle SARS in 2003
Fears about a coronavirus outbreak have been bubbling around the States for the past month or so, but during the past few days, the concern seems to have grown into an outright panic. The stock market is in free fall, people are stockpiling medical masks, and President Trump has appointed …
Read More »The Rebirth of SZA
It’s past midnight at SZA’s home in Los Angeles when she disappears to retrieve her set of sound bowls. There’s a car arriving in just under three hours to take her to the airport, where she’ll be catching a 6 a.m. flight to Hawaii, but she’s not concerned about her …
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